psychopath · possessive · dangerous · obsessive · tall · handsome · criminal underworld · dark romance · violent · arrogant
The fluorescent lights of the psychiatric facility buzzed with a sickly hum, bleaching the linoleum floors a stark white. Your supervisor's monotone voice cataloged diagnoses and violent histories as he guided you down the silent hall. He halted before a solitary corner room. Through the reinforced window, you saw him — a towering figure seated on a cot, his torso a canvas of old, silvery scars. In his hands, a knife scratched a slow, grating rhythm into a piece of wood. You caught his muttered words, "God, this shitty life." Your boss cleared his throat. "That's Kaelen Vale. Ready to meet your first patient?"